Re: explorer: Create desktop window hidden and only show it if it wins the race.

[Ken Thomases]

On Mar 26, 2013, at 3:20 AM, Dmitry Timoshkov wrote:
> Ken Thomases  wrote:
> > -
> >    ShowWindow( hwnd, SW_SHOW );
> >   SetWindowLongPtrW( hwnd, GWLP_WNDPROC, (LONG_PTR)desktop_wnd_proc );
> >   SendMessageW( hwnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_BIG, (LPARAM)LoadIconW( 0, MAKEINTRESOURCEW(OIC_WINLOGO)));
> >   if (name) set_desktop_window_title( hwnd, name );
>
> You can postpone calling ShowWindow() after setting window text and icon,
> since they are drawn as part of a non-client area, and changing them
> forces another set of redraws.

Good idea.  Thanks.

-Ken